547 ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 386
- 2016: 449
- 2021: 547
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Newhaven · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Newhaven
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of Newhaven residents are married, reflecting a community with a very mature population. The typical person living here is 59, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging profile is the defining feature of the area's identity.
547
▲ +41.7%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Newhaven — higher than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Newhaven has 547 residents, making it larger than about 68% of similar areas. The population is significantly older than most, with a typical age of 59.
59 yrs ▲ +15.7%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 32.2% of the population, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 11.2%.
32.2% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.2% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Newhaven splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up the largest group at 57.6%, while those in de facto relationships are much less common than in most areas. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Newhaven, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 22%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Newhaven
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Newhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21928/newhaven/topic/demographics-identity